The founder and creator behind Eat Pray Pedal is embarking on a new adventure. Follow Michelle as she trains and prepares to run the New York City Marathon in 2017. You won't find any Gym selfies or spandex here though, no guilt trips or diet tips. Just straight talking, unashamed honesty and heaps of encouragement.

The last couple of months have been hard, like really hard. I haven't blogged for too long, even after I said I was going to commit to blogging more regularly, sorry. My reason is that my New York marathon efforts have been seriously threatened, and still are.

I am so rubbish at blogging! I am sincerely sorry for how long it has been since my last blog post. I am rolling my eyes at myself whilst I type this. I have no excuse for such a long absence, except that my attention has very much been on my fundraising . . .

Why is it that the best things, so often, come with the hardest battles? This is a topic that my bestie and I frequent often. We cry over our coffee cups in public places as we divulge the agony that the past week has brought our way. . .

This week I did my first 6 mile run! YAY! And each week my distances are increasing. It was only 2 weeks ago that I ran my furthest distance of 4.5 miles. My legs are getting more and more tired but are also, slowly, beginning to feel stronger. . .

You may have noticed that I haven't written very many posts yet about my running. There is one reason for that. I find it really hard to write. I feel like I have to have all the right words, all my thoughts perfectly formulated and that each post needs to be a literary masterpiece. . .

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